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The news turned to protests in Fnideq (Morocco), drownings in Spain and deaths in Algiers. Algeria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 46 in 100 of its 889 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

45 of its 106 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Fnideq accounted for 25 of Morocco's 45 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 15 of Fnideq's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Fnideq stories →
Conflict & violence

Spain

413 of its 889 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Madrid accounted for 146 of Spain's 413 stories about harm, carried by 305 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (330 stories). Drownings were named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Algeria

32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Algiers accounted for 29 of Algeria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

389 of its 724 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Avalanche was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Nepal

38 of its 69 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Sunsari accounted for 21 of Nepal's 38 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 22 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mopti accounted for 12 of Mali's 19 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

406 of its 722 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Drought was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

36 of its 63 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

39 of its 126 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Greece (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in UK (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in India (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 Jul. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 13,862 stories about harm among 71,085 counted on 31 Jul.

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In Morocco, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 71,085 stories, as usual. Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Pakistan's news. On 31 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq57 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 722 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal55 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan54 in 100 of its 724 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon48 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Melilla Spain72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Madrid Spain50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Islamabad Pakistan32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 406 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 406 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 99 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,272 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,258 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,902 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,837 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 783 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 617 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 342 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured842 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions225 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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